Export Pallets, 1100 x 1100 mm Footprint
A 1100 x 1100 mm export pallet covers 13.02 sq ft. Pick it because the receiver or the container asks for it, not because it is the size you use at home.
1100 x 1100 mm export
- Millimetres
- 1100 x 1100
- Inches
- 43.3 x 43.3
- Area
- 13.02 sq ft
- Against 48 x 40
- 97.7 percent
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1100 x 1100 mm for export
The Asian standard, about 43 x 43 in, and a common size for bulk bags. Food additives, feed and pharmaceutical ingredients ship in square bags.
Plastic is outside ISPM 15, so none of these sizes needs a wood treatment mark. The footprint, the rating and the weight are what to settle. For scale, one 1100 x 1100 mm deck is 1,875 sq in, which is 45 sq in less than a 48 x 40 in deck.
Shape and size
- Perimeter: 173.2 in (4,400 mm).
- Diagonal corner to corner: 61.2 in (1,555 mm), which is the room a pallet needs to turn in an aisle.
- Area: 1.210 square metres, 13.02 square feet.
- Aspect: the long side is 1.000 times the short side, so the deck is square.
In practice
At about 43.3 in a side, 1100 x 1100 mm is the Asian standard and the natural home of the bulk bag. Food additives, feed and pharmaceutical ingredients ship in square bags that fill the deck to its edges, and a pallet of this size holds them without overhang.
The questions for a bag pallet are deck and entry. A closed deck stops a torn bag from falling through, and good entry lets a forklift lift a heavy bag without catching. Static load matters, but it is rarely the first thing that goes wrong with a bag.
Take a bag to the pallet maker if you can, or send its dimensions. A pallet that is half an inch short on a side will let a full bag droop at the corners, and drooping corners tear on the first rack beam they meet.
When bags are the load, ask the packer how tall a filled bag stands, since a tall, soft bag can lean on a narrow deck and a closed deck beneath it helps hold the shape.
Next to the common size
| Footprint | Millimetres | Area, sq in | Area, sq ft | Against 48 x 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 x 1100 mm | 1100 x 1100 | 1,875 | 13.02 | 97.7 percent |
| 48 x 40 in | 1219 x 1016 | 1,920 | 13.33 | 100.0 percent |
1100 x 1100 mm against the other sizes
| Compared with | Inches | Millimetres | Area, sq in | 1100 x 1100 mm as a multiple | Area gap, sq in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 x 40 in | 48 x 40 in | 1219 x 1016 mm | 1,920 | 0.977 | -45 |
| 48 x 48 in | 48 x 48 in | 1219 x 1219 mm | 2,304 | 0.814 | -429 |
| 48 x 45 in | 48 x 45 in | 1219 x 1143 mm | 2,160 | 0.868 | -285 |
| 45 x 45 in | 45 x 45 in | 1143 x 1143 mm | 2,025 | 0.926 | -150 |
| 43 x 43 in | 43 x 43 in | 1092 x 1092 mm | 1,849 | 1.014 | +26 |
| 42 x 42 in | 42 x 42 in | 1067 x 1067 mm | 1,764 | 1.063 | +111 |
| Euro 1200 x 800 mm | 47.2 x 31.5 in | 1199 x 800 mm | 1,487 | 1.261 | +388 |
| 1200 x 1000 mm | 47.2 x 39.4 in | 1199 x 1001 mm | 1,860 | 1.008 | +15 |
| 56 x 44 in beverage | 56 x 44 in | 1422 x 1118 mm | 2,464 | 0.761 | -589 |
| 48 x 32 in | 48 x 32 in | 1219 x 813 mm | 1,536 | 1.221 | +339 |
| 1200 x 1200 mm | 47.2 x 47.2 in | 1199 x 1199 mm | 2,228 | 0.842 | -353 |
| 1165 x 1165 mm | 45.9 x 45.9 in | 1166 x 1166 mm | 2,107 | 0.890 | -232 |
Questions for the maker
- Bag weight and static load
- Closed or open deck
- Entry type
Bags and square decks
Square decks suit bulk bags and drums because a bag fills the corners and a drum block fits inside the edges. Before settling on this size, measure a filled bag on a flat floor, since a bag that sags wider than its pallet tears on the first rack upright it meets.
From the dock
- Container floors are unforgiving: a pallet an inch too wide wastes a whole row.
- Plan for the pallet to be re-used locally; a good plastic pallet outlives the shipment that carried it.
Words on this page
- Footprint
- The length and width of a pallet deck. It is chosen to fit the container, the drum, the bag or the receiving rack.
- Euro pallet
- A 1200 by 800 millimetre pallet, about 48 by 31.5 inches, widely used in Europe.
- CP9
- A chemical industry pallet standard, 1140 by 1140 millimetres, about 45 by 45 inches.
- Nest increment
- The extra height each additional empty pallet adds to a nested stack, measured in inches. A small increment means a short stack.
Questions people ask
Do I need ISPM 15 for a 1100 x 1100 mm plastic pallet?
No. The rule is for wood packaging. Check the importing country for any other paperwork.
Tell us the footprint and how many stacks you move.
We work out the empty trailer, then take the request for a load.